Down
County Down club teams have featured prominently in the final stages of recent Irish national competitions and Warrenpoint has been particularly successful, winning the Barton Shield at Rosslare in 2005 and Castlerock in 2011, the Pierce Purcell Shield at Shandon Park in 2007 and the Senior Cup at Monkstown in 2008. One of Down’s most famous golfing sons, Rory McIlroy, cut his golfing teeth in Ireland at his home club Holywood, graduating from the Ulster Under 15 title in 2002 to the Ulster Boys Championship in 2003 and 2004 then the West of Ireland and Irish Close Amateur championships in 2005 and 2006.
Royal County Down (Championship)
Down, United Kingdom
Royal County Down (Championship)
Royal County Down Golf Club is at Newcastle, a little holiday town nestling at the feet of the majestic Mountains of Mourne. It’s an exhilarating location for a classic links golf course...
Ardglass Golf Club
Down, United Kingdom
Ardglass Golf Club
With the opening five holes hugging the cliffs with resplendent views across the Irish Sea, it's clear that Ardglass Golf Club is special.
Royal County Down (Annesley)
Down, United Kingdom
Royal County Down (Annesley)
Mackenzie & Ebert carried out a significant redesign of the Annesley links in 2015, adding three new holes around the turn in the northeast corner of the property.
Belvoir Park Golf Club
Down, United Kingdom
Belvoir Park Golf Club
With undulating, lush fairways and avenues of trees, Belvoir Park Golf Club is quite rightly regarded as one of the best inland courses in Northern Ireland.
Royal Belfast Golf Club
Down, Northern Ireland
Royal Belfast Golf Club
Founded in 1881, Royal Belfast is Ireland's oldest golf club and there are panoramic views across Belfast Lough from this delightful park course.
Clandeboye (Dufferin)
Down, United Kingdom
Clandeboye (Dufferin)
The Dufferin course at Clandeboye Golf Club offers compelling coastal views, a sea of dazzling yellow gorse and a wonderfully strategic challenge.
Kirkistown Castle
Down, United Kingdom
Kirkistown Castle
Kirkistown Castle Golf Club in Cloughey, County Down, is the most easterly 18-hole course in Ireland...
Clandeboye (Ava)
Down, United Kingdom
Clandeboye (Ava)
Eighteen holes were first built at Clandeboye Golf Club in 1933, designed by local linen merchant William Renwick Robinson. Later on, this layout was split in two, with the second nine original holes to the south of the clubhouse retained and nine new holes added to form the Ava. The Dufferin was fashioned by carrying out a similar operation with the original first nine.
